Eligibility Criteria

The goal of the Green Apple School Program is to encourage students to adopt healthy eating habits and increasing their fruits and vegetables consumption, which are the foundation of healthy eating habits.

To qualify, schools must comply with and meet all the following conditions:

Must be a registered Ontario elementary or high school, public or private. Daycares and adult education courses are not permitted.

Must submit their application by December 31, 2018 – note that grants may be allocated by this time, so applications should be submitted as soon as possible.

Must have approval from school principal to set-up the project and administer the funds.

Applications must be submitted online by completing the appropriate form.

Projects that are accepted must be viable over time, and do so without the continual support of the Green Apple School Program.

Metro reserves the right to allow grants according to geographic representation across the province.

Projects will be analyzed on a first-come, first-serve basis and grants will be allocated if all the conditions are met.

As part of its corporate responsibility approach, METRO is committed to making a positive contribution to the communities in which it operates and sources its merchandise. To ensure that METRO invests in these specific communities, grants will be awarded to schools located within a radius of 30 km of a Metro or Food Basics store.

The project can take place within the school property, at home, outside the school grounds, or within the local community.

Applications must be submitted online by completing the appropriate form.

Projects will be analyzed on a first-come, first-serve basis and grants will be allocated if all the conditions are met

Metro reserves the right to allow grants according to geographic representation accross the province.

As part of its corporate responsibility program, METRO is committed to making a positive contribution in the communities in which it operates and sources its merchandize from. To ensure that METRO invests in theses specific communities, grants will be awarded to schools located within a radius of 30km of a Metro or Food Basics store.

Funding will be paid directly to the selected school (made payable to the school as detailed in the application form) to cover the expenses of their project.

METRO will invest up to $500,000 in Ontario to support the Green Apple School Program. Grants worth $1,000 each will be awarded to selected applicants.

Any one school can receive a maximum of two grants during the school yearfor two different projects.

All funding must support the selected school’s nutrition education initiatives and those initiatives must meet the criteria. The class/school must provide a project post-mortem including a compilation of achieved results, once the project is completed.

Grants awarded to schools must be used to cover expenses for the completion of the projects.

Classes/schools must submit a summary report at the end of the project.

If a grant is awarded, a cheque payable to the school will be sent directly to the Principal (please ensure that they are aware they will be receiving it). Please allow 6-8 weeks for the cheque to be processed.

Grants will be announced and posted on here as they are awarded. You will also receive a notification email once your application has been processed, notifying you if it has been either approved or decline.

As the projects must be completed before the end of the school year, cheques not cashed before the end the validity period will not be reissued.

If a grant is awarded, a Project Post-Mortem must be submitted online outlining the final project results and including photos. The Project Post-Mortem is due no later than 30 days after the project is completed or by July 26, 2019, and will include observation documents, as well as including photos and videos if possible, and a budget re-cap.

By downloading the pictures and videos, the project coordinator has the responsibility of ensuring that he/she has the parental authorization to allow METRO, its subsidiaries and agencies to use those pictures in various communications including the Program’s website, on metro.ca and on Metro’s Facebook page, as well as medias.

The pictures and videos must be authentic and free of rights.

Photos and videos become the property of Metro Ontario Inc. It is the responsibility of the teacher/project leader to ensure that the parents have signed the waiver before photos are posted on the website. Please email in a copy of the signed waiver to the Green Apple School Program Committee at gaspON@metro.ca when you complete your Project Post-Mortem, no later than July 26, 2019.